An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/lugen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, L (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2509241An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, L — lugen1891John Francis Davis

​ lugen, vb., ‘to look out, spy,’ from the equiv. MidHG. luogen, OHG. luogên; corresponding to OSax. lôcôn, AS. lôcian, E. to look, with an abnormal k for g. From these Norman luquer is borrowed. The early history of this West Teut. stem lôkai, lôgai-, is obscure.

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